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Inspiration

Get Inspired – Joeri Takes a Spin

Today’s featured pinhole is a dizzying perspective!

Joeri Takes a Spin
[singlepic id=140 w=600]Joeri Takes a Spin, Diana Pinhole, Earl Gray 100, ©Ralph van der Geest2015[/singlepic]

Ralph van der Geest made this image using a Diana Pinhole camera loaded with Lomography Earl Gray film. The camera and subject were both set on a record player at 33RPM and sent for a 30 second spin. The effect is an absolute standout, and ƒ/D will be running an article exploring motion further in June!

More of Ralph’s work can be found on his Flickr page.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Walk 2015-05-08 012

Peer through the oak trees in today’s featured pinhole photo.

Walk 2015-05-08 012
[singlepic id=138 w=600]Walk 2015-05-08 012, ©Anatoly Tankov 2015[/singlepic]

Anatoly Tankov, whom we’ve featured before, produced this image while taking a walk through an oak grove at the Botanical Gardens in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. The vertigo induced by the trees is wonderfully captured in his image.

More of Anatoly’s work can be found on Flickr.

 

Artist Feature

Nicolas Turlais – Backcountry Pinholes

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Editor’s Note: All photos in this post are ©Nicolas Turlais.

If you’ve done much backpacking in the backcountry, doubly so for the mountains, you probably know of the aloneness. It’s a sense that washes over you at times during a trip. The times it hits you depends on how remote of an area you’re in and how many people are with you. But, invariably, it comes. It’s stark, almost arresting. It’s neither good nor bad – at least for me it never was – but it has always preceded the euphoria of being deep in the backcountry. It’s an absolute recognition that you’re on your own, and it signals that your body and mind fully recognize that everything that happens from here out is a matter of your own wits.

Today’s featured photographer, Nicolas Turlais, is a Paris-based pinhole photographer that finds himself in the peaks of the French Alps. It’s a place that has always beckoned those who were willing to come find something new. Nicolas tends to venture for 5 or so nights at a time, sometimes alone and other times bringing friends along. Lucky for us, he often brings his pinhole camera.

His reasons for backpacking are not unknown to the initiated: “a taste for the effort”, the challenge, to prove that he can do it. He’s even tried it without a tent, but doesn’t recommend that approach. Nicolas takes his photos when he “feels really small” – his way of describing the aloneness. It’s not the walking that calls Nicolas to the mountains – he’s called by the loneliness, the harsh weather, the immense geological forces that shaped the space, and the gratefulness of feeling alive and comfortable in such a wild place, alone.

Please enjoy the following selection of photos from Nicolas Turlais. For more of Nicolas’s work, including upcoming work from a 15 day trip to Iceland coming this summer, take a visit to his site.

 

Lac du Glacier d’Arsine
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Lac du Glacier d’Arsine
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Lac du Glacier d’Arsine
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La Grande Ruine
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Lac du Pavé
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Vallée de la Clarée
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Cerbère
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Vallée de la Clarée
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Get Inspired – MV Coho

Today’s featured pinhole photo is ready to set sail for the weekend.

MV Coho
[singlepic id=139 w=600]MV Coho, Zero Image 4×5, Paper Negative, ©Kier Selinsky 2015[/singlepic]

I made this image after a long joyful day in Victoria, BC. The MV Coho is the ferry that connects Vancouver Island to Port Angeles, WA. It’s a high style trip that I recommend if you have the chance, especially when the tulips are in season. Here she is moored and awaiting her passengers for the trip back to Washington.

You can find more of my photos on Flickr.

 

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Get Inspired – 25 Minutes of Shopping

Today’s photo is another fine example of the experimental spirit of pinhole photography.

25 Minutes of Shopping
[singlepic id=137 w=600]25 Minutes of Shopping, ©Martin Slunecko 2015[/singlepic]

Martin Slunecko made this exposure for 25 minutes with his pinhole camera attached to the shopping cart with duct tape. He used no name 135 color negative film, converted to BW in post process. Next time someone tells you that you need $10K in photo equipment to make a great photo, show them this one.

You can find more of Martin’s work on his Flickr page.

 

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Get Inspired – Small Flag

Today’s featured pinhole stands strong against the tide.

Small Flag
[singlepic id=127 w=600]Small Flag, “Pinhassy” camera, ©Daniele Sandri 2015[/singlepic]

Daniele Sandri captured this craggy pinhole image in an area of Genova called “Boccadasse”, at the end of April ’15. The 4 second exposure brings out the motion of the sea and clouds. The camera’s vignetting lends a faraway feel to the weathered scene.

More of Daniele’s work can be found on Flickr, and at his website dedicated to his pinhole photography and custom cameras.

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Get Inspired – Steam Locomotive

This pinhole photo arrives with the force and grit of the Industrial Revolution.

Steam Locomotive
[singlepic id=123 w=600]Steam Locomotive, Homemade camera, Ilford HP5+, ©Anatoly Tankov 2015[/singlepic]

Anatoly Tankov captured this powerful scene in the Siberian region of Russia with his homemade pinhole camera loaded with Ilford HP5+. The low angle and sweeping clouds do well to compliment the imposing nature of the steam engine. Well done!

More of Anatoly’s work can be found on Flickr.

 

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Get Inspired – Under the Trees

We welcome back Marko Umicevic for today’s contribution.

Under the Trees
[singlepic id=121 w=600]Under the Trees, Custom Panoramic Camera, Paper Negative, ©Marko Umicevic 2015[/singlepic]

If you’ve been following ƒ/D for some time now, you may recall Marko’s image, Wild Coast that we featured in April. Under the Trees was made using the same custom panoramic paper negative based camera. Marko shot this at the courtyard of the Student Center in Zagreb. At the right is the French Pavillon, dating from early 60s and nowadays is mostly used for exhibitions and site-specific sound installation.

You can find more of Marko’s wonderful images from in and around his native Croatia on Flickr and his ImageKind space.

 

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Get Inspired – Chûn Quoit

It is fitting that these prehistoric ruins be photographed with the oldest of techniques.

Chûn Quoit
[singlepic id=120 w=600]Chun Quoit, Zero Image 4×5, Fuji Acros, ©Paul Hetherington 2015[/singlepic]

Paul Hetherington made this wonderful capture in Cornwall with his Zero Image 4×5. This is the only quoit in the area to keep it’s capstone in situ, and as such is quite the iconic burial structure.

More of Paul’s work can be found on Flickr.

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Get Inspired – Dusk, Barjarg

Our friend from Down Under grabbed this wonderful scenic on a whim.

Dusk, Barjarg
[singlepic id=91 w=600]Dusk, Barjarg, ©Barry Kirsten 2015[/singlepic]

In this image, Barry shows us exactly why sometimes you need to just grab the camera and let it ride. In this example he grabbed the camera from the dining table, and pointed it towards the Samaria hills in the distance. The sun was setting and, rather than taking a detailed reading, he just set the camera on the deck railing guesstimated an exposure. We’re glad he did!